Container



Oct. 9, 1928;

R. DE BOER cNTAlNER Filed Nov. 2l., 1927 [NI/ENTOR Rudd/zb D @E 0 el" BYPatented Oct. 9, 1928.

uNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPI-IYDE BOER, OF GRAND RAIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GRAND.RAPIDSMETALCRAFT CORPORATION, 0F GRAND RAPDS, MICHIGAN, A. CORPORATION 0FMICHIGAN;

CONTAINER.

\ Application led November 21, 1927 Serial No. 234,695.

The prcsentinvention relates to containers, particularly such as areemployed as ashreceivers Imounted in automobiles, etc. land its objectis, generally, to provide a device of that character improved in-`certain respefats hereinafter appearing; and more particularly, toprovide such a container having a covcr and improved means foryieldingly holding the same in opnv and closed positions; and further,to provide improved means for securing the parts .of such la containerin assembled position, and more particularly, to provide as such means aspring functioning to hold the cover open or closed.

This object is attained by, and the invention finds preferableembodiments in,A the structure hereinafter particularly described in thebody of this specification and illustratcd' by the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a container mounted'in the arm ofthe seat of an automobile, or the like;

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional vicw of the upper' portion ofthe saine taken on line 2 2 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a. vertical sectional view of the container taken on line 33 of Figure 4; and Figure 4 is a vertical sectionalvieW of a portion ofthe saine takenvoii line 4 4 of Figure 3. Y

In the'cmbodiment of the invention illustrated by these drawings, acontainer for tobacco ashes or the like is shown mounted in a cavity 1extending downwardly from the upper surface 2 of Ehe arm 3 of the seatof an automobile or the like. This container comprises an open-top bodymember 4 having a bottom,and an annular member 6 surrounding the upperportion of' the body member and having downwardly extending walls orflanges fittiiigly and removably engaging the vertical lateral walls ofsaid body member and having also an outwardly extending flange 7 restingon said surface 2 and concealing the cavityl. A cover 8 is mounted' onthese members 4` and 6 swingably to closed horizontal position shown insolid lines in all thc views and to vertical open position seen indotted lines in Figure 2f This cover has a downwardly extending .arm 9whose i outer end slidingly engages in the covers swinging movement theupper surface of a fiat vspring 10 which is bowed upwardly as seen' inFigure `2, so as to yieldingly hold, by such engagement of the arm 9therewith, the cover in either of said position to which it may beswung. The ends of this spring 10i are seated in horizontally elongatedslots 11 through the opposite lateral walls 12, 13 of the body member 4and in like slots 14 through the opposite downwardly extending walls orflanges 15,16 of the annular member A6. The other opposite lateral walls17 of the body member 4 are provided with upwardly-open bearings 18,.and the other opposite downwardly extending walls or flanges 19 of theannular member 6 arevprovided with `downwardly-open bearings 2O axiallyregistering with the bearings 18.

The cover has opposite spindles 21 each of which in the assembledposition of' the parts is turnably seated in the adjacent bearings 18and 20.

It will be seen that the parts may be readily assembled by seating thespindlesv21 in the bearings 18 in the bodyv member 4; then placing theannular member 6 `on the body 'member with the annular members walls orflanges 15, 16, 19 inside the lateral walls 12, 13, 17 of the bodymember, and the annular mcmbers bearings 20 lreceiving thespindles 21;whereupon the spring 10 vis passed through the registering slots 11, 14in the walls 12, 13, 15, 16, and its ends 22 bent to the position seenin Figure 2, whereupon all an open-top container having opposite lateralwalls; a cover mounted on the container swingably to'open andclosedpositions and having a downwardly extending arm; a spring mountedat its ends on said walls respectively, bowed upwardly between the saineand engaging the arm to yieldingly hold the cover in swung position.

2. In a device of the character described: an open-top container havingopposite lateral walls provided with horizontally-elongated slotstherethrough; a cover mounted on the container swingably to openandclosed positions and having a downwardly extending arm; a flat springnon-turnably mounted at its ends in the slots, bowed upwardly betweensaid walls and engaging the arm to yieldingly hold the cover in swungposition.

3. In a device of the character described:

an open-top container comprising a body member having opposite lateralwalls7 and an annular member having downwardly ex- 'tending wallsremovably engaging the firstmentioned walls, said walls of one of saidmembers being provided `with downwardlyopen bearings and said walls ofthe other ot'lsaid members being provided with upwardly-open bearings inaxial registration with the first-mentioned bearings; a coverI havingopposite spindles turnably seated in the first-mentioned and in thesecond-mentioned bearings.

4. In a device of the character described:V

an open-topl container comprising a body member having opposite lateralwalls, and an annular member having downwardly extending walls removablyengaging the firstmentioned walls, said walls of one of said membersbeing provided with downwardlyopen bearings and said walls of the otherof said members being provided with upwardlyopen bearings in axialregistration with the rst-mentioned bearings; a cover havingoppositespindles turnably seated in the lirstmentioned and in thesecond-mentioned bearings; means extending through the walls of saidmembers for fastening the parts together. l

5. In a device of the character described: an open-top container`comprising a body member having opposite lateral walls', and ,anannular member having downwardly extending walls removably engaging thefirstmentioned walls, said walls Of one of said members being provided`with downwardlyopen bearings and 'said walls of the other of saidmembers being provided with upwardlyopen bearings in axial registrationwith the first-mentioned bearings; a cover having a downwardly extendingarm and opposite spindles turnably seated in the first-mentioned and inthe second-mentioned bearings; each of said members having also otheropposite downwardly extending walls; a spring mounted at its endsthereon, bowed upwardly therebetween and engaging the arm to yield--ingly hold the cover in swung position.

6.Y lna device of the character described: a`n open-top containercomprising a body memberhaving opposite lateral walls, and an annularmember having downwardly extending walls removably engaging thefirst-mentioned walls, said walls of one of said members being providedwith downwardly-open bearings and said walls of the other of saidmembers being provided with upwardly open RUDOLPH DE Bonn.

